Guidelines for Project Report

The Project Report will be rejected, if the following guidelines

are not followed strictly
Submission of Project Report.

1. The Project Report should be submitted within 2 years of passing section B. If the
Report is not submitted within period of two years, late fee will be charged.
Additional course of study may also be prescribed. The Project Report should be
submitted to the institution within a period of two years from date of completion of
all papers in Section B.

2. The Project Report cannot be submitted until the student has passed all the papers
(both Compulsory and Elective) of Section B.

3. The Project Work should be done personally by the student under the approved
project guide and in conformity with approved project proposal.

4. A certificate from the Guide should also be enclosed in the Project Report as provided
in the Format for Project Report. The Project Report should be ONLY in the Format
prescribed for Project Report (See next section).

5. The Collection of Data, Analysis of Data and application of techniques for the
Formulation of recommendation should be clearly described in the Report.

All steps in the analysis of the relevant theory shall be presented in the Report. While
formulating the Recommendation the expected costs and benefits, the advantages
and limitations of the recommendations should be clearly discussed.

The suggested scheme for implementation of the recommendations should be clear

and logically laid out with details of steps involved, time schedule of implementation,
monitoring, precautions to be observed.

6. A separate Synopsis of about six pages has also to be submitted along with the
Project Report.

7. The student should submit three hard bound copies of the Project Report (along with
the synopsis). The copies of the Project Report will not be returned to the student.

8. Student must work on the project at least for a period of 4 months after the approval
of proposal. Reports submitted before this period will not be accepted.

9. Project proposal is valid upto two years from the date of project proposal approval.

10. If project report is not submitted within the period of two years, student will be
required to take a fresh approval for project proposal along with stipulated fee.
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11. All submission of Project Report should be accompanied with an Examination fee of
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Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand Only) in the form of crossed Demand Draft.

Model Project Report is available on the website

http://iiie-india.com/IIIE/uploads/download/Model_Project_Report.pdf
12. Publishing Rights.
a) The Project Report shall not be published before the decision of the Board of
Examinations of its acceptance or otherwise.
b) The Institution will have right to use the Project Report in any manner that may
be deemed as expedient.
c) In case, the author wishes to publish the Report, due acknowledgment to the
Institution that it was a Project Report prepared for the Graduateshp Examination
of the Institution has to be made by him/her.

D. FORMAT OF THE PROJECT REPORT

The format to be followed for the Report is as follows:

1. PAPER
1.1 The Report shall be typed on white paper, A4 Size

2.1. The Project Report

A. The Project Work shall be done personally by the student under the guidance of an
Approved Project Guide. A certificate from the Guide should also be submitted in the
form specified in the Format.

B. The project work is a test of the ability of the student for data collection, analysis of
Data, Formulation of Recommendation and for suggesting a viable scheme for
implementation of his/her recommendation. The Project Report should demonstrate
these abilities.

The data should be collected either by own observation and measurements or

gathered from generally accepted valid first sources like Balance Sheet, Control
figures used by the Company, Performance Reports from Production, Sales
Department, etc. If General Data is industry wise or national bases are used,the
sources shall be quoted and should be generally accepted sources like industry
Publication, Government Statistics etc.

All the steps in the analysis of the relevant theory shall be indicated in the Report
while formulating the Recommendations, the expected costs and benefits, the
advantages and disadvantages of the recommendations etc. shall be clearly
discussed. The suggested scheme for implementation of the recommendations
should be clearly and logically laid out with all details of the steps involved, and time
schedule for implementing the steps, precautions to be observed, monitoring etc.

C. A synopsis has also to be submitted along with the Project Report.

D. The Project Report should be submitted in the prescribed format.

3. Time Limit
A. The Project Report can’t be submitted until the student has passed all the papers
(both compulsory and elective) of section B.
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B. The Project Report should be submitted to the Institution within 2 years from the
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date of completing all the Section B Papers.

C. If the report is not submitted within two years of approval, late fee will be charged.

4. Project Report Examination Fee

 The Stipulated fees, (Rs. 7000/-) for Examination of the Project including Viva should
be Paid in the same along with the Project Report.

5. Examination of the Project Report

5.1 The Examiner may report the result as

a. Accepted
b. Revision, Additions, Modification necessary or
c. Rejected

5.2 When the Examiner requires revisions, additions, modifications, the same will be
conveyed to the student who will have to comply with the examination requirements.

5.3 If satisfactorily done the examiner may recommend acceptance or otherwise he may
recommend rejection.

5.4 In case of rejection the student may opt for reference to a Second Examiner with a
fresh payment of the Stipulated Examination Fee. If the Second Examiners also
agrees with the first examiner, the Report will be finally rejected.
If the two examiners differ, then the case will be referred to the Board of
Examination whose decision will be final.

5.5 If the report is finally rejected, the student will have to undertake a fresh project and
follow the same procedure as for his/her project, beginning with making a Proposal
for Project Work.

5.6FORMAT FOR THE PROJECT REPORT AND SPECIFICATIONS

The format to be followed for submission of the Report is as follows:

1. Paper
1.1 The report shall be printed on A4 Size white paper, (Three Hard Bound copies
to be Submitted)
2. Printing
2.1 The printing shall be in The Times New Roman size (12 font), double spaced on
one side of the paper only, in black colour.

3.Margin
3.1 The pages shall have the margins: Left 35 mm, Top 35mm, Right 20 mm,
Bottom 20 mm.

4.Binding
4.1 The report shall be rexin Hard Bound in black color.

5.Lettering
5.1 The lettering shall be inscribed, on the bound front cover.
5.2 The bound back shall contain the title and the name of the student in 16 font
size letters.
6. Front cover
6.1 The front cover shall contain the following details
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6.2 Top-The title in block capitals of 18 font size letter, properly centered/aligned.
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6.3 Full name of the student in block capital of 14 font size letters, properly
centered.
6.4 IIIE Logo in one inch diameter shall be fixed below the name of the Institution.
 6.5 Bottom-Name of the institution. Year of submission all in the block capital of 16
font size letter in separate line with spacing and properly centered.
6.6 Side bound cover shall contain name of the student, his/her membership
number in block capitals and year of submission of 12 font size.

7.Blank Sheet
7.1 At the beginning and the end of the report two white blank sheets of bond paper
shall be provided one for the purpose of binding and another to be left blank.

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8.Title Sheet
8.1 The title sheet shall be the first typed sheet and shall follow immediately the
blank sheet.

9. Certificate from the guide

The Performa of certificate will be as follows:-
This is to certify that the project work titled............ (Title) is a bonafide work carried
out by.................................. (Name of the student) a student for the Graduateship
Examination of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering under my guidance and
direction.

Signature of Guide:
Name: Designation: Address: Membership No. (In case of corporate members of the
Institution):
Date:
Place: (This is a standard format)

10.Abstract
10.1 Every report shall have an abstract following the title sheet. The abstract shall
lead the reader by highlighting the important features of the material contained
in the individual chapters. The abstract shall not exceed 500 words.

11. Contents
11.1 The contents shall follow the abstract indicating the title of Chapters, Section
and sub-sections etc., using the decimal notation with corresponding page
numbers against them.

12.List of tables
12.1 The contents shall be followed by a ‘List of Tables’ indicating the Table number,
Table title and the corresponding page number. The Table number shall be in
decimal notation indicating the Chapter number and the Table number in that
Chapter.

12.2 Any reference within the text shall be given by quoting the relevant number,
e.g. Table 2.2.

13.List of figures
13.1 The ‘List of Figures’ shall follow ’List of Tables’ indicating the Figure numbers,
Figure titles and the corresponding page numbers. The Figure shall be in decimal
notation indicating the Chapter number and the figure number in that Chapter.
For e.g. 6.4 refers to Fig.4 in Chapter 6.

13.2 Any reference within the text shall be given by quoting the relevant number,
e.g. ‘Fig. 6.4.’

14.Nomenclature
14.1 The ‘Nomenclature’ follows the ‘List of Figures’ and contains the list of symbols
used. They shall be arranged alphabetically in order of Latin letters, Greek
letters, superscripts and subscripts. As far as possible generally accepted
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symbols shall be used. Symbols not available shall be written in permanent

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black ink.

15.Page numbering
15.1 For items (8) to (14) the page number shall be in small Roman at 15 mm from
the bottom of the page centrally located.
 15.2 Page numbers in Arabic numerals shall start with 2 on the second page of the
introduction chapter. There shall be no numbering of pages on which new
chapters begin. The number shall be at 15 mm from the top, centrally located.
All pages including those containing Figures and Tables must have page
numbers, serially arranged.

16.Chapter numbering
16.1 The Chapter shall be numbered in Arabic numerals, Section and sub-section of
any chapter shall be in decimal notation. All chapters shall begin on a new page.
The titles for chapters, sections, and sub-sections shall be in block capitals. The
chapter number and title shall be properly centered at the top of the page and
should have three spaces between them.
The Chapter will be constructed as Follows.

17.Introduction to the project

17.1 The first chapters will be introductory Chapter. These chapters shall highlight
the importance of the investigation and also define the topic and scope of the
work envisaged. A typical format for the first three chapters are shown later in
the Standard Format for Report Preparation.

18.Review of Literature
18.1 This shall form Chapter 4. It shall present a critical appraisal of the previous
work done on the topic. The extent of an emphasis on this chapter shall depend
on nature of Investigation.

19.Work Done
19.1 The work carried out by the student shall be presented in one more chapters
depending on the nature of Investigation. A typical format will be a chapter each
on Data Collection Analysis of Data Formation of Recommendation and typical
format of these chapters have shown later in the specimen format for Report
Preparation.

19.2 Each chapter may have several sections and sub-sections with suitable titles.

19.3 Important and short derivations, and representative data in tables and Figures,
shall be presented in these chapters. Information such as lengthy derivations,
voluminous tables and large number of figures shall be presented in the
Appendix.

19.4 Figures and tables shall be on separate sheets and not inserted on the papers
with running text. Depending on the size, figures and table shall be
accommodated on sheets of size 210 x 297 mm or 197 x 450 or 297 x 625 mm.
If there are longer tables that cannot be accommodated on these sheets, there
shall be a continuation table. Very large figures shall be placed in a pouch at end
of the report. All figures and table included in the Appendices shall be
accordingly mentioned in the text, Lettering on figures shall be uniform either in
engineering letters or typed. Each figure should be self-sufficient to provide all
the information. There must be a title for every figure and table.
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19.5 Mathematical portions of the text shall preferably be typed. Where it is not
possible, ample space shall be left, and equations and symbols shall be inserted
clearly in permanent black ink.

20.Concluding chapters
 20.1 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
This chapter should include a thorough evaluation of the investigation carried
out and shall clearly bring out the contribution. The discussion shall logically lead
to certain conclusions and inferences. A suggested scheme of implementation
should also be included. Precautions necessary while implementation should also
be given.

20.2 CONCLUDING REMARKS

This may also include limitations of the present study and scope for further
work.

21. APPENDICES
21.1 Appendices shall follow item (21) and will be numbered in Roman capitals. The
appendices shall normally contain detailed or lengthy derivations, sample
calculations, voluminous, large figures and calculations.

22. References
22.1 Bibliography shall follow the last chapter. If shall give a list of works (papers,
books, etc.) referred to in the body of the text and they shall be arranged in the
order they are first cited in the text. The numbering shall be in an Arabic
numeral indicated as superscript along with the author’s name in the text. For
any paper in information shall contain the names of the authors, the title of the
journal, the volume number underscored, the page number and the year of
publication in parenthesis. In the case of references from journals and books in
languages other than English the titles of the journals or books should be
transliterated into English and not translated. For any book of the publisher, the
edition, and year of publication in the parenthesis. For papers and books with
joint authorship, the name of all the authors shall be reproduced in the same
order. The author’s name shall begin with the name followed by initials.

For example:
Journal
Vyas A.L., ‘Fuzzy Logic’ – A New Vista for Industrial Engineering, S. &
Industrial Engineering News, Vol.2(2), 1995, pp. 1-15.

Books
Hedge, B.K. Copen, M.R., Production Management Text and Cases, Prentice
Hall of India, New Delhi, 1972, pp. 101-105.

23. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
23.1 Acknowledgements shall follow (22) on a separate sheet. Acknowledgement
shall indicate the extent to which assistance has been received by the student in
his/her work from various sources.
The student should sign on this page.

24. SYNOPSIS (This should be separate from the Report)

Student to submit a new Synopsis based on the work-done.
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24.1 Synopsis has to be typed in loose sheets, stapled and submitted along with the
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project report. This should give information about the project in a nutshell and
should not exceed seven pages.
 24.2 Four copies of the project report as well as of the synopsis are to be prepared
and THREE Hard Bound copies of each are to be submitted to the Institution.
The student will hand over one of each to the Guide and retain one copy of each
for himself/herself.

25. An illustrative format follows

Illustrative Specimen format
1. Title page (use standard format)
2. Certificate from guide (use standard format)
3. Abstract
4. Contents
5. List of tables
6. List of figures

Chapter 1. PREAMBLE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Problem on hand
1.3 Importance of the problem
1.4 Scope of the project

Chapter 2. DETAILS OF THE ORGANIZATION

2.1 Introduction
2.2 The organization
2.2.1 Products
2.2.2 Processes
2.2.3 Facilities
2.2.4 Organization structure
2.3 Organizational business profile
2.4 Other relevant information
2.5 Conclusion

Chapter 3. THE PROBLEM ON HAND

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Details of problem
3.2.1. Historical perspective
3.2.2. Cause and effect relationships
3.2.3. Criticality of the problem
3.3 Conclusion
Chapter 4. RELEVANT LITERATURE REVIEW
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2
4.3 (Presentation of material collected through review of relevant literature quoting
the sources of each material)
-- Say up to section 4.6
4.7 Conclusion
Chapter 5. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
5.1 The type of data needed
5.2 The sources for the collection of data
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5.3 The details of the data collected

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5.4 Processing of the data for analysis

5.5 Conclusion
Chapter 6. ANALYSIS OF DATA
6.1 CHOICE OF TECHNIQUES
 Brief description of the choice of the techniques utilized and the justification for
their use.

6.2 Devote one Section each to one analysis…say upto section 6.9.
The analysis carried out and technique utilized (give suitable Headings)(All the
steps in the analysis of the Data and the relevant theory have to be shown)

6.10 CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Give a consolidated representation of result of the analysis using necessary
number of sections and headings. .....say upto section 6.14

6.15 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Chapter 7. RECOMMENDATIONS
7.1 Brief description of Recommendations

7.2 Details of each recommendation, discussion of its technical suitability, economic

justification and feasibility of implementation.
(Devote one Section to each recommendation and give suitable headings. Say
upto section 7.9

7.10 Suggested Scheme of Implementation, precautions and monitoring systems.

(Devote one section to each recommendation and give suitable headings)

Chapter 8. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Overall results of the project
8.3 Overall expected benefits
8.4 Overall expected time, coast and efforts
8.5 Suggested scheme of implementation
8.6 Precautions
8.7 Conclusion

Chapter 9. CONCLUDING REMARKS

9.1 Summary
9.2 Gains of the study
9.3 Limitations of the study
9.4 Scope for further work
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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